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Name or Denominations
4 Maravedis (2⁄17)
Issuer
Canary Islands (Spanish States)
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1578-1625
Currency
Real ( 1497-1833 )
Shape
Round (irregular)
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
2.9 g
Diameter
28 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Copper
Shape
Round (irregular)
Edge Type
NA
Technique
Countermarked , Hammered
Front design
Lettering around a circle. Engraver initials from left to center . Coin face value on the right.
Back design
Lettering around a circle. Two crowned "II " inside the circle , relative to Hercules Columns; Mint House initials both sides. Oval palm leaf countermark.
Year of Minting
1578-1625
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Casa de la Moneda , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1542)
Mint mark
SP
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Inscriptions
Obverse: + KAROLVS • ET • IhOANA • REGES Fo Y IIIIo Reverse: +HISPANIARVM • ET • IND
Context
THE COUNTERMARK This Palm leaf countermark is inside of an oval cartridge, with measures of 7 x 5 mm. This countermark is a latest edition from the original designs, dated between 1578 and 1625, to use in Gran Canaria Island. The original documents speaking about this version disappeared during the pirate invasion to Las Palmas in 1599 add the fire of Las Palmas City Council in 1842. Despite this, recent studies suggest that this countermark was produced since 1578 to the first quarter of the XVII century. The “oval palm leaf” , Col. INSULARVM
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
In circulation
Yes
Demonetized
No
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